Guest Alexandra Zadak of This Is Improv speaks off the cuff about the benefits of improvisation for individuals with high-functioning autism. May she break a leg as the clever ad-lib queens of The Disorderly Blondes Autism Podcast wing-it through their first episode of Season 3! Also starring squirrels. Okay, just one squirrel. She gets around.
- Alexander who is Alexander?; Kristi PROMISES she knows her guest’s name (AlexandRA); let’s remind Kristi to E-N-U-N-C-I-A-T-E!
- Dan Marino Foundation This is Improv has worked with the Dan Marino Foundation to entertain kiddos during their special events; if you are a South Florida local and have a family member with autism, you need to know about the DMF.
- dem beats if you provide white-glove service at your improv school, you probably use this fancy term for “bullet points” but to Brenda, dem beats are things you DANCE TO
- ermahgerd listen, it’s the FIRST episode of Season 3 and expecting Kristi to speak in complete sentences (okay words) is asking a LOT
- eso no pasa en Hialeah is exactly what abuela thinks about most things; literallllllly “this does NOT happen in Hialeah” so don’t let the sweet face fool you- she is judging you, SUPER harshly
- Gestalt therapy an approach This Is Improv uses in its class games as it aids in the reduction of anxiety in clients
- Luke Campbell aka Uncle Luke of 2 Live Crew is famous for creating the soundtrack of the blondes’ college years; unfortunately the only lyrics the girls can type without censoring are “oh, me so *****” find the cleanest video featuring Luke Campbell below from the BET Awards.
- The Second City the famed improv and comedy training institution that produced Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Steve Carell, John Candy, Stephen Colbert, Chris Farley, Tina Fey, Keegan-Michael Key, Tim Meadows, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Catherine O’Hara, Gilda Radner, Joan Rivers, Martin Short, and Alexandra Zadak and Angelica Zadak; WOW!
image credit secondcity.com
- squirrel(s) how did the blondes get through TWO seasons without a mascot?; leave it to Brenda to leave mid-show to search for a FAUX SQUIRREL amongst her home decor (weird); soooooo what to name (her?); ¿Chismosa?
- Viola Spolin the mother of improv, mass play dates, and one fun divorcée whose book Improvisation for the Theater transformed American theater and revolutionized the way acting is taught; wait, she had time to write a BOOK?
